Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-11

ty was called up by Senator Douglass.
Senator Calhoun moved TO amend by
Including ConchO county. Adopted and
the bill passed.
The bill to require occupation tax re-
ceipts to be posted IN places OF business
was called up.
Senator Stinson moved to strike out
one day and insert twenty days failure to
post the license shall constitute q separ-
ate Offense. Lost.
An emergency clause was added and
the bill passed.
Senator Jarvis introduced bill to
create new judicial district to be com
posed OF the counties of Ta-raut, Wise,
Jack and Parker, and fixing the time OF
holding courts in the same.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
/ House bill 70 require railroads to
promptly pay their employees. Passed.
House bill to provide for the charging
OF the estate OF deceased person by vir-
true OF the joint obligation of such de-
ceased person with smother. Passed.
House bill prohibiting the killing OF fish
/ by dynamite, etc , passed TO the third
reading.
Substitute House bill amending the
corporation law was laid before the Sen
ate with Senate amendments.
/ An amendment to the committee for
bidding printing and publishing bust
ness from selling goods, wares and meT-
chandise Of stationary and blank book
manufacturing business, was passed.
Senator Burney moved to strike out
goods, wares and merchandise.
Senator Lane offered substitute pro-
viding that they may sell goods, wares
and merchandise OF their own nanufec
/ ture.
/ Senator Claiborne moved to lay all the
amendments on the table. Carried.
/ Senator Harrison moved to amend pro-
vidiug that corporations may be organ
lied for the purpose of the subdivision
and ssle Of land, and TO erect buildings
in cities and tOWas. Adopted.
/ Senator Camp moved 20 strike out the
words, "the accumulation and loan of
money!" but this subdivision shall not
permit Incorporation with banking or
disCOuntiGg privileges. No corporation
organized under the laws of any other
state or territory or of any foreign gov
eminent, for purposes other than those
authorized by this act or by any law of
this state, shall be permitted to do bust
ness in this state. Lost.
The bill was then engrOSsed with
amendments providing that corporations
may be organized for the purpose of
naintsining stock pens, slaughter and re-
irigerating houses and establishments for
canning meats, fruits. vegetables and fish
House DILL to provide for more speedy
counting of the votes at elections was
laid before the Senate.
Senator Bell moved to make the law
operate only at polling places where 200
votes are cast instead of where 100 are
cast. Adopted.
Senator L me moved to make it mis-
demeanOr to refuse to act rs clerk at
election when appointed by the judge.
| Lost, and the bill engrossed.
Adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
The committee on lands presented g
majority report adverse to Senate bill No.
l4S, giving the University regents eI-
elusive control of the University lands.
Bills were introduced changing the
terms Of courts in various districts,
changing various occupation taxes, eX-
empting cotton and wool factories from
taxation for five years, and preventing
discrimination Oy monOpolies and con-
spiraCfes in the cotton seed oil business.
The House considered the occupation
tax bill. Amendments were adopted fix
ing q graduated tax on money brokers
and dealers in stocks, bonds, warrants,
exchange, and all kinds of negotiable Sc
Curities of from SIC in towns of 1000 in
habitants up to $l60 in the largest cities
in the state, providing that the drum
mers's tax of $50 shall not be collected in
each county drummer visits to solicit
orders. EXempting BARRIERS from the OC-
CnpatioL tax, also exempting beef mar
kets from the tax. The bill was defeated
on the vote on final passage-ayes, ~;
nays, -.
The general land bill of the House,
coming up as the general order, and the
Senate land bill having just been laid on
the desk of the members, Mr.. Browning
moved that the House bill lie on the
table subject to call, in order that the
Senate bill may be examined. Carried.
House bill Gil, detiaing and Furnishing |
for pooling by railroads was considered. |
The penalty is from six months to two !
years in the penitentiary and a fine Of !
from $4,000 to $40, 900.
An amendment was adopted, changing |
peni'entiaTy To county Jail, and the bill |
passed-ayes, 81; nays, %.
House bill No. AIS, requiring more spe- !
operation to De furnished to the Comp !
troller, passed.
House bill No. 1874, amending the law
Furnishing for Injuries to property by eX
tending its provisions so as to reach any
malicious offense against property, was |
engrossed |
The penalty is fixed at from two TO five |
years IN the pepitenuary, and the object !
10 n OfTa .l,;fl
ing and others by strikers.
House bill No. 256, requiring railroads
to furnish double deCked cars for sneep
and.goets, passed.
House joint resolution No Is, an
amendment to the constitution, to amend
the Judiciary act so as to increase the
judges of tie Supreme court, etc, as
recommended by the Texas Bar Associa-
ton, was engrossed.
House bill No. BIG, requiring foreign
corporations doing business in this state
to file their charters with the Secretary of
State under a penalty of a fine of 500
against the corporation and 500 dae and
thirty days Imprisonment against any
party acting as agent, was engrossed.
Senate bill No. so, requiring railroads
to give employees thirty days notice be
fore disCharging them or reducing their
wages under penaly of right to recover
thirty days wages by such employees, {
passed.
House bill No. 200, allowing aIl cases
to be appealable from justices to county ,
courts, was defeated.
Senate bill No. PSI, creating court of i
three commissioners of appeals TO be (
appointed by the Governor for two years, t
from April l, 1887, and to have the same I
salary as iudges Of the SuDreme court, was